Development

Trask To Appeal ZBOA Decision On Drive Thru

In a “zoom” appearance before the County’s Natural Resouces Committee on Tuesday (March 7), developer Graham Trask said he planned to appeal the recent ZBOA decision to deny a special use permit for a drive-through coffee shop in Sea Island Parkway. Beaufort County sources said the County had not yet been notified that an appeal […]

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DRIVE-THRU COFFEE SHOP HEADED FOR SEA ISLAND PARKWAY?

If the County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA) grants variances next Thursday, the busiest stretch of the Sea Island Parkway could be home to a new drive-through coffee shop. Planned for 131 Sea Island Parkway, the location is directly across from Bill’s Liquors and adjacent to Garrett’s dry cleaners/U-Haul outlet. The site is said to be

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Lady’s Island Plan, Lady’s Island Airport Expansion?

WORK MOVES FORWARD ON LADY’S ISLAND AREA PLAN Work on the “Lady’s Island Area Plan” continues, with the consultant and the ten-member steering committee getting down to details re: growth management issues. The first several meetings, and the initial public meeting on Feb. 21, have largely been devoted to data gathering, in an effort to

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Slimmed-Down Whitehall Plan OK’d By MPC

In a 6-0 vote before a packed City Council chamber last night, the Metropolitan Planning Commission approved a new plan to develop the Whitehall property on Lady’s Island. The slimmed-down plan calls for 80-100 residential units, a 100-unit independent living facility, and some 20,000 s.f. of commercial/retails space along the Sea Island Parkway. An earlier

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60 Second Update: Whitehall Hearing, Crickets At City Hall, Message From Gordon Fritz

November 7, 2017 WHITEHALL HEARING NOW ON FOR MONDAY NOV. 13 City of Beaufort Planning Director Libby Anderson has confirmed a special Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) meeting is scheduled for Nov. 13 to consider the proposal for development at Whitehall Plantation. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. It

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Apartments, Restaurants & Independent Living: Whitehall Details Beginning To Emerge

Plans for the Whitehall property are beginning to emerge. An “illustrative master plan” has been presented to City officials, and briefings on the plan provided to the Sea Island Coalition and Coastal Conservation League. The developers will be before the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) Monday night to review the plan, and are proposing a special

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Building Moratoriums Not Uncommon In South Carolina

Beaufort County is studying the use of a building moratorium on large-scale developments in the county to help it better prepare for the impacts. And Beaufort County is not alone – governments in many parts of the state are turning to moratoria to buy time, or in some cases, to deter developers. The Charleston Post-Courier

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